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Tam·pi·co

(tăm-pē′kō, täm-)
A city of east-central Mexico near the Gulf of Mexico north-northeast of Mexico City. Settled by the Spanish in the 1530s, it is a major port, manufacturing center, and tourist resort.
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Tampico

(Spanish tamˈpiko)
n
(Placename) a port and resort in E Mexico, in Tamaulipas on the Pánuco River: oil refining. Pop: 702 000 (2005 est)
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Tam•pi•co

(tæmˈpi koʊ)

n.
a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico. 267,957.
Tam•pi′can, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:Tampico - a port city in eastern Mexico]Tampico - a port city in eastern Mexico
Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
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Tampico , a despatch-boat belonging to the Federal navy, which the government had placed at their disposal; and, getting up steam, the banks of Louisiana speedily disappeared from sight.
Two days after starting, the Tampico , having made four hundred and eighty miles, came in sight of the coast of Florida.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lazaro Cardenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company.
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Its primary US holding is the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south central US and its international holdings include KCSM, serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lazaro Cardenas, Tampico and Veracruz and a 50% interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal.
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